Rider Softball
Apr. 17/18, 2026 – 4:00 PM/12:00 PM
Rider Broncs (20-18, 10-8 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (11-20, 7-10 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ (Herb and Joan Young Field)
Watch Live – ESPN+ (Friday/Saturday Game 1/Game 2)
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
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What You Need To Know
- The Broncs return to action Friday due to the forecast of inclement weather, hosting Canisius for a single game Friday and doubleheader Saturday.
- Last time out, Maddie Luedtke (Gibbstown, NJ/Gloucester County Institute of Technology) and Kendall Reda-Fehsal (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) both hit two home runs as the Broncs topped Lehigh 9-8 on Wednesday afternoon.
- Rider was picked sixth in the preseason coaches poll with 2025 All-MAAC Second Team selection Reda-Fehsal being selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team at infield. Fellow 2025 Second-Team All-MAAC honoree Abby Cruz (Corona, CA/Santiago) returns behind the plate and Aspen Wheeler (Lampasas, TX/Lampasas) returns after a MAAC All-Rookie Team campaign in 2025.
- Reda-Fehsal was named MAAC Player of the Week Mar. 24 after helping the Broncs to a 3-1 week. She hit a three-run double and scored in Rider's 4-3 win over Princeton, then capped the week with a walk-off grand slam to secure Rider's sweep of Army West Point.
- The Broncs are leading the MAAC this season and rank 77^th nationally, averaging 5.95 runs per game. The offense has been led by extra base hits with the Broncs leading the MAAC and ranking 40^th in the country in doubles per game and topping the conference in slugging percentage.
- Luedtke leads the MAAC with 35 runs scored, 10 home runs, 32 RBIs, a .694 slugging percentage, and four sacrifice flies on the season.
- Cruz is third in the MAAC so far this year with 30 RBIs and among the leaders in the conference with nine doubles with St. Cyr and Fallyn Stoeckel (Nutley, NJ/Nutley), who hit a double against Quinnipiac, giving her 100 hits for her career.
- In addition to Stoeckel, Reda-Fehsal and Luedtke both hit home runs for the 100^th career hit in both of their respective careers. Cruz reached the 100 career hit mark with a single against Saint Peter's.
- Reda-Fehsal has added nine home runs and Cruz has four to sit second and third on the squad this year.
- Reda-Fehsal led the team in RBI's (41, 8^th-MAAC) and sacrifice flies (2) and was second in slugging (.512), doubles (14, 9^th-MAAC), home runs (7) and total bases (85) in 2025. She hit .289 and started 53 of 58 games played as the team's primary first baseman, finishing with 12 multi-hit games, including five games with three or more. She had a team-high 10 multi-RBI games, including three games with four or more and hit .380 with four home runs, 10 doubles, 31 RBI's, 10 runs scored and a .718 slugging percentage in MAAC play. 
- Cruz hit .294 with five homers and 29 RBIs in 2025, scoring 19 runs and striking out just six times in 163 at bats.
- Other returners for the Broncs include Stoeckel, who hit .301 and scored a team-high 30 runs last season, while also tossing 39.2 innings and producing a 4-4 record with a 3.71 ERA in the circle, Luedtke, who hit .325 and was 6-of-8 on stolen base attempts last season, Kiersten Buchanan (Holly Springs, NC/Holly Springs), who hit .218 last season, scoring 18 runs and was second on the team with six sacrifices, Shelby Dyer (Clarksboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional), who started 46 of the 54 games she saw action in and finished the year with 10 runs and 10 RBIs, Keegan St. Cyr (Hopkinton, NH/Hopkinton), who hit .246 and scored 13 runs last season, Morgan, who saw action in 19 games and made nine starts in 2025, and Noelle Flail (Woolwich Township, NJ/Kingsway Regional), who played in 24 contests and made 14 starts last season.
- The Broncs will lean on new arms in the circle after the graduations of Anna-Marie Groskritz and Kathryn Schmeirer, who pitched over 300 of the Broncs 380.1 innings in 2025. Along with Stoeckel, Gabi Rodriguez (Chula Vista, CA/Olympian) tossed 37.1 innings in 2025 and the pair will be joined by freshmen duo Madison Moran (Lafayette Hill, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh) and Lily Ornelas (Hernando, FL/Trinity Catholic) in pitching duties this season.
- Rodriguez has been the best arm for the Broncs this season with a 3.38 ERA and 7-7 record across 93.1 innings. Stockel has produced an 11-8 record with a 5.16 ERA in 116.2 innings on the year.
- New names in the field include Melissa Purcella (Albuquerque, NM/Albuquerque Academy), Sydney Savatt (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth), and Abby Van Volkenburgh (Prosper, TX/John Paul II).
- The Golden Griffins are 11-20 on the season and 7-10 in MAAC play following a sweep of Mount St. Mary's. Ella Johel leads the Canisius offense with a .376 average and team high four homers and 25 runs scored.